Navitas Organics, Organic, Maca Powder, 16 oz (454 g)

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Superfood Promise: Using the most health-boosting plants in the world, we promise our superfoods are organic, nutrient dense & handled with care at every step.

Maca: Inca Warriors Used For Endurance

Adaptogen: Combats Stress & Fatigue

Agricultural Wonder Grows in Extreme Conditions

Go after each day with passion and drive.

Super-simple, super-nutritious superfoods give you the energy you need to live each day to the fullest.

In fact, Navitas (Nuh-vee-tus) is Latin for 'energy'. We search the globe for the highest-quality organic superfoods to keep you energized. What's more, we work hard to power the positive in all we do as a company, celebrating healthy foods and supporting sustainable causes.

Navitas. Live Life Positive.

Suggested Use

1 serving per day.

Stir | Blend | Boost

Stir Into Yogurt

Blend Into Smoothies

Pair With Cacao

Other Ingredients

Certified organic maca powder (lepidium meyenii, walpers).

Warnings

This product contains a chemical know to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Found an answer to the Price Spike. . .

From a news post on a website that specializing in selling Maca==
Here's what they said:
Prices Soar As Maca Roots Are Smuggled Out Of Peru==
Troubling Times For The Global Maca Market==
In early July 2014 as we prepared to purchase some freshly harvested Maca from our farming co-operative in Peru we were greeted with some troubling news. Our supplier told us that the price of Maca was rising quickly due to unprecedented demand from Asian and, in particular, Chinese buyers. We quickly became aware of the extent of this new demand when we were quoted prices nearly double the previous market price. At that time we submitted our purchase order at the new prices. Shockingly a message came back to us a few days later that the prices had doubled yet again and would likely continue to rise. Thanks to our deep connections with various Maca suppliers in Peru and the U.S. we discovered that everyone in the Maca trade is experiencing prices 4 and 5 times higher than normal. Here’s part of an email we received from one of our suppliers a couple weeks ago:
“Unfortunately maca situation maintains and we don’t have maca back in stock or to be delivered. Currently maca price on farms are still increasing and now they are 100% more than 2 weeks ago.”
And another:
“Prices are going up almost every week due to the high demand from the Chinese.”
Since our only focus is Organic Peruvian Maca we had to find out what is happening.
What’s Causing Maca Prices to Go So High This Year?
We’ve discovered that Chinese nationals are coming into Peru posing as tourists. They approach Maca farmers directly in their fields with suitcases full of cash and offer them 4-8 times market rate for their products. The farmers have been taking the money, even when it means breaking contracts they have had with Peruvian national producers who have supported them for decades. It’s certainly easy to question the ethics of this tactic, but the Chinese are going even further by illegally smuggling whole Maca roots and seeds out of the country. Here’s how one of our contacts in Peru put it a couple of days ago:
“Maca is not allowed by our government to be exported as raw material (fresh product without being processed) because it can be used as a seed in other countries, and this is a product considered to be native to Peru and our government tries to maintain it as such. However, the Chinese are taking the product fresh out of our country illegally through our country’s borders with Bolivia and Ecuador. This problem was shown on national TV yesterday. Our government is increasing control, and I hope they manage to be successful and stop the Chinese from doing this.”. . .. . . . . So, please don't blame iHerb.

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Found an answer to the Price Spike. . .

From a news post on a website that specializing in selling Maca==
Here's what they said:
Prices Soar As Maca Roots Are Smuggled Out Of Peru==
Troubling Times For The Global Maca Market==
In early July 2014 as we prepared to purchase some freshly harvested Maca from our farming co-operative in Peru we were greeted with some troubling news. Our supplier told us that the price of Maca was rising quickly due to unprecedented demand from Asian and, in particular, Chinese buyers. We quickly became aware of the extent of this new demand when we were quoted prices nearly double the previous market price. At that time we submitted our purchase order at the new prices. Shockingly a message came back to us a few days later that the prices had doubled yet again and would likely continue to rise. Thanks to our deep connections with various Maca suppliers in Peru and the U.S. we discovered that everyone in the Maca trade is experiencing prices 4 and 5 times higher than normal. Here’s part of an email we received from one of our suppliers a couple weeks ago:
“Unfortunately maca situation maintains and we don’t have maca back in stock or to be delivered. Currently maca price on farms are still increasing and now they are 100% more than 2 weeks ago.”
And another:
“Prices are going up almost every week due to the high demand from the Chinese.”
Since our only focus is Organic Peruvian Maca we had to find out what is happening.
What’s Causing Maca Prices to Go So High This Year?
We’ve discovered that Chinese nationals are coming into Peru posing as tourists. They approach Maca farmers directly in their fields with suitcases full of cash and offer them 4-8 times market rate for their products. The farmers have been taking the money, even when it means breaking contracts they have had with Peruvian national producers who have supported them for decades. It’s certainly easy to question the ethics of this tactic, but the Chinese are going even further by illegally smuggling whole Maca roots and seeds out of the country. Here’s how one of our contacts in Peru put it a couple of days ago:
“Maca is not allowed by our government to be exported as raw material (fresh product without being processed) because it can be used as a seed in other countries, and this is a product considered to be native to Peru and our government tries to maintain it as such. However, the Chinese are taking the product fresh out of our country illegally through our country’s borders with Bolivia and Ecuador. This problem was shown on national TV yesterday. Our government is increasing control, and I hope they manage to be successful and stop the Chinese from doing this.”. . .. . . . . So, please don't blame iHerb.

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product is okay, will never use iHerb again

I recently ordered a product from iHerb and received the wrong item. They absolutely REFUSE to send me a return label and have been completely UNhelpful in resolving the issue. It's too bad because I ahve been a long time customer (years) but because of the lack of response on taking care of their mistake, I will not take the risk of ordering from them again because if you need to return something, you won't be able to....

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product is okay, will never use iHerb again

I recently ordered a product from iHerb and received the wrong item. They absolutely REFUSE to send me a return label and have been completely UNhelpful in resolving the issue. It's too bad because I ahve been a long time customer (years) but because of the lack of response on taking care of their mistake, I will not take the risk of ordering from them again because if you need to return something, you won't be able to....

Amazing !!

Perfect energy boost ! Caffeine is no longer my "Go To" for energy. I Feel GREAT !! And, I get a lot done. While staying focused. No Crash.
We are very happy ! I have since converted 3 co-workers, as we work in a very busy Deli.
Thank You Maca Powder :)